TUMBARUMBA. (From Our Own Correspondent). The patriotic picnic happened a week ago, as notified. The weather was simply deplorable. Up to the date of the event, for a. few days previous, things looked full of promise of a beautiful day for the patriots. On the morning of the picnic ram commenced to fall, and continued throughout the day and into the night, . and then cleared off nicely again. Consequently nothing can persuade me now but that the clerk of the weather must be a bit ? of a Boer. However, the local British pluck conquered again, for the picnickers hied them to the Victoria Hall, and there held high revelry, and defied Boer ' cussedness.' Of course, I make these remarks on the strength of my convictions, although I may be wrong. The affair was so successful that life is really worth living here now. On the night of the picnic a concert to ' benefit the Presbyterian Church was held, and was well pat ronised.' I cannot, furnish exact de tails, because there were circumstan...

? r A^Tumut Grievance. VT'oithe'^ditorilK '! Sir — I wish fro seek tho'aidof-youE journal, in correcting a statement' made: inyour issue of July 20 regard ing the application of Dang Ah Chee to'-. 'purchase1 an ,? unnecessary ,'road in ithtf:;Tumnt: nnifitc'ipality.^'-'lV is not! a road,!'bitt a' street, and I have been paying rates on it for years. It is one of the most useful streets for- the public j(if they- could get the use oj. it) in this or any other part of this muni cipality, on account of its toinection withother. roads and streets. To fol low the road from Vines lane along Mndig'an'B'.fen,ce to Park:-streetj thence ' to 'the . racecourse and mill, is about half a mile,' and a level- road. Park-' street crosses Broughton-street, and if tho latter -is given.; to those parties (and the price set upon the street makes it a! gift);' then the people coming ''from 1Tumut..Plains, :jbr up;; 'the- rivor,: in, going- to the-niilL or' racecourse, will still bo compelled to go. a mi...

The JProgress Committee iElectioh. ,. .1 (Td;'tBe! Editor;) :? Sib, — As there is sorne dbubt-in-jth?. public mind as to whether there is' ':to', be a^'re-cpunt.or preelection in connec tion with theTast election' of bur Pro gress Coimnittee;- with'ypvir permission L must, say that' as matters stand there ^hbald'be a re-election; oiithis'ffround, viz. :'.'Tbatthe'ballot papers were left. \msealed for two days after the decla ration of the poll before- they wore taken from the Returning-Officer. Not for a moment do I doubt- the integrity .of .that gentleman; but who is to provdthat those ballot' p'apers were riot interfered with. , Lam quite sure that our worthy Returning-Officer could not' swear -that these ballot papers were not seen by anyone after leaving the scrutineers' hands , till. thet time they were taken froin'h'iin'. ; The very 'fact of those balio't papers' 'being left un sealed for that period. makes a recount out of the question, and nothing but. a re-election lawful. ...

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Mr. Sandy on Woman's Rights. FOR THE 'EXPRESS.' (By 'The Cynic') jmo. vjl. :l Tush ! ' said Mr. Sandy, throwing 3own his paper. ,' I'm disgusted.' ' What's the matter, John,' asked his wife. '? ' What's the matter ? ' he echoed. ' Why, here are a parcel of women running round like a lot of wet hens, and calling out for their rights, as ' if they haven't already got more than they should have.' ' Well, don't get excited, John.' ' How can I help getting excited ? Who could, when he sees the females of this generation demanding to be allowed to do what men do ? Where is their modesty ? ' What has that to do with it ? ' ' Everything. If woman was a man, which she isn't, thank goodness, one could understand her hankering after votes and such things. Votes mean beer to moat men. They only mean scandal and tyranny to women.' 'Oh, John, you are going too far in saying that. Women areas, en lightened as men nowadays,' and can vote with as much judgment.' ' Of course. You're one of them, and ...

SPORTING. TURF NOTES,. Rackstraw formed one of tho field which ran in , tho Dautto Galla Hurdle Race at the Flemington meeting, but with -four, others, he fell whilst racing on the flat-, Chorister falling and Al &amp;nbsp; istairs Cintra and Valdis ' and- Rack straw fell over him. 'The last named was not hurt,' nor was his pilot (G Wickey). ' Wee' Jim won the Second Hurdle': Race at the Deniliquin J.C.- meeting, and was third in the Cup. '? &amp;nbsp;

Wedding. &amp;nbsp; The marriage of Mr. Jno. Whiting, of Sharp's Creek, with Mrs. Geo. Ed- mondson took place at the residence of Mr. Jas. Nicholls, Clearmont, on the 16th. instant. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. E. J. Spencer, of Adelong, in the presence of about 25 of the particular friends of the bride and bridegroom. Miss O'Dwyer was the bridesmaid, while the role of best man was taken by Mr. A. Crain, of Mount Adrah. The customary toasts and speeches were proposed and made after the wedding breakfast, and in the evening a dance was held in honour of the event. Last week, in Sydney, Death's cold hand was laid upon a man celebrated in his particular walk in life. We re- fer to the demise of Mr. Orpheus M. McAdoo, the head of the renowned Jubilee Singers, who are at present on one of their regular visits to the colony. Mr. McAdoo was an American Negro, and possibly no living vocalist surpassed the deceased in the basso compass, of voice with which he was .endowed. The ...

TUMUT. &amp;nbsp; (From Our Own Correspondent.) &amp;nbsp; On Thursday morning last Mr. and &amp;nbsp; Mrs. F. .Myers were horrified to find, on waking, that their infant son, eight weeks old, was dead between them. The child was regarded us being fairly healthy and well on the previous evening. The Coroner (Mr. W. J. Shelley) was summoned, and the &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; cause of death seems to have been &amp;nbsp; suffocation. The funeral took place &amp;nbsp; in the evening. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; On Monday evening, about 9 &amp;nbsp; o'clock, a fire occurred at the resi- dence of Mr. H. M'Leary, of Tumut Plains, resulting in a loss of about &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ifiSO.','. The fire'oceiirre'd iii a bedroom., There was; a 'small fire in the chiiiiiloy of the room, but examination after wards shewed that the firo had started on the opposit'6sidC''of the room, and most;. probably, by the!' ign...

STRAY NOTES. (By the Fugitive.) The late ' Gyp ?' Jones, of purso-trick fame, was once asked if it wero not timo that his ganio was played out ? ';No fear,' answered ' Gyp ;' ' fools are born ovory tlay.' And it would appoar that tho champion of tho purse trick uttorod a hard fuct, lamentable though it be. Years ago, in tho heyday of Tumbaroora and Hill End, the wholesale fleecing of city clerks ami other wages people who hnd saved a bit was notorious. Mon whoso Rtock-in-trado consisted of cunning and cheek professed to havo dis covered mineral deposits capable! of yielding fabulous returns, and suc ceeded in floating them to thoir own enrichmont and their victims' ruin. Tho No-Listbilifcy Companies Acfc afforded tho wolves amplo protection, and provided none for tho lambs. The lambs who woro bitten have por haps been a bit shy, but, then lambs aro born every yoav, so that tho crop is always sufficient for a foast for tho wolves. Under an Act of Parliament that came into force on th...